Building material



Nov. 12, 1929. E. s. MILLER ET AL 1,735,259

BUILDING MATEMAL Filed May 8. 1925 Emmt E Mlr .Rua Q11 W. Etambauqh- Bauma WMCKDWH Patented Nov. 12k, 1929 UNITED stares PATENT ori-ice EMMET S. MILLER, RUSSELL VJ. STAMBAUGII, AND GEORGE W. MCKOWN, 0F k:MIL- WAUKEE, WISCONSIN; SAID MILLER AND SAID STAMBAUGH ASSIGNORS T0 MIL- WAUKEE CORRUGATING COMPANY, OF

BUILDING Application led May 8,

. This invention relates to certain new and useful :improvementsL in building materials and refers more particularly to an appliance especially adapted for yuse in the construction of concrete buildings, to provide means for securing the usual metal lath in place.

It is a general object of this invention to provide an improved device of the character described which may be very cheaply produced and which will greatly facilitate the construction of concrete buildings.

Another object of this invention resides in the provision ofy an improved device of the Acharacter described having a shield or protecting member which is embedded in the ceilings and walls prior to the pouring of the concrete and which carry means to which the metal lathing may be readily attached.

It is a still 'further object of this invention to provide a device of the character described which will lend permanency to buildings and which is so designed a's'to permit the destrucr` tion and removal of the ceiling and wall plaster andthe laying of new metallic lath# ing without necessitating any expensive operation. i

lith the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, our invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts substantially as hereinafter described and more particularly defined by the appended claims, it beingk understood that such changes in the precise embodiment of the hereindisclosed invention may be made as come within the scope of the claims.

In `the accompanying drawing, we have illustrated several complete examples of the physical embodiment of our invention constructed according to the best modes we have so far devised for the practical application of the principles thereofj and in which:

Figure 1y is ya fragmentary perspective View, partlyin sectionand partly in 'elevation, taken throughthe ceiling of a concrete MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin MATERIAL 1925. s/riaiNo. 28,821.

building, the forms being illustrated as in povsition for pouring of the concrete;

Figure 2 is a View, partly in section and partly in elevation, taken through Figure 1 on the plane of the line 2 2, with the forms i Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 of Y another modified form, and

Figure 5 isa view similar to Figure 3 Referring now more particularly to the accompanying dra-Wing in which like numeralso designate like parts throughout the several views, the numeral 5 designates the usual joists or longitudinal support adapted to be secured in place by suitable braces, not shown, tor support the metal forms 6 prior to the pouring of the concrete 7 to form the floor to vwhich the ceiling of the fioor below is to be attached. n

Heretofore divers tedious and expensive methods have been employed to attach the metal lathing 8 to the ceiling joists, all of which have been rather expensive and have yrequired extremely skilled workmen. Our invention contemplates the provision of elongated shields or protecting members 9 which are placed into molds before the concrete is poured and consequent-ly embedded therein, and which carry means to which the lathing may be readily suitably secured by wires or other means 10, see Figure 2.

In Figures 1 to 3, inclusive,l our device is approximately triangular or inverted V- shape in cross-section with its base portion 11 provided with a plurality of apertures 12. The base 1l is slotted at intervalsas at 13 to receive a wire or other anchoring member 14 which is wrapped around the shield member 9 with its medial portion thereabout and its of f still another modified form of our invention;

ends twisted, as at 15, and directed laterally, f

,as `at 1G. With the anchoring wires 14 in place, the members 9 are placed on the joists between the longitudinal llanges 117 of the forms Where they are secured by staples or other means 18. The staples 18 prevent the displacement of the members 9 during the pouring of the concrete and the stamping or packing of the same as is customary.

After the concrete has set, the joists 5 and the forms 6 are removed in the usual manner, the ends of the staples 18 being pulled out of the joists 5 and, if they extend from the ceiling sufficiently to interfere With the laying of the laths, they are bent'over.

The lathinU is then rapidly secured in place by having the tying` Wire 10 passedv through adjacent openings 12 and then about the transverse rib 19 of the lath the ends of the Wire 10 being twisted, as at 20, and preferably bent inwardly to liewithin rib 19'. lf desired, the-side Walls of the member 9 may be provided at intervals with apertures 21 into which a tit or portion of the concrete 7 preject's to afford anadditional anchoring means and further assure permanency.

In Figure 3 one side of the member 9 is preferably extended beyond the other and then folded or bent thereover, as at 22, to cover the seam and thereby protect against the entrance of concrete While being poured, such as Would happen in the event the member 9 became slightly bent during handling.

In that form of our invention previously described, the portions ofthe base 11 between the openings 12' form members to Which the lathing is tied by the Wires 10, and in Figure et the securing member is a. distinct element, being preferably in the form of an elongated rod or Wire 23 having loops or ret-urn bends 24 at intervals Which are engaged by the anchor Wires 14. The anchor Wires pass outwardly through openings in the top of the shield or protecting member 9 and are twisted, as at 25, with their ends directed laterally, as at 26', to insure the proper anchoring of the device. ln this form of our invention, the members 9 areof inverted U or trough shape and may be, if desired, provided with lateral longitudinal flanges 27. Y

That form of our invention illustrated in Figure 5 is somewhat similar to that form pre Tiously described with the exception that the anchoring wires 121 form the means to which the tie Wires 10`are secured. The member 9 is of inverted Vshape with its base or bottom open and the tie Wires pass through openings 28 in the Walls thereof near the lovver edge, that portion 29 of the anchor Wires traversing the open bottom of the t providing means to WhichV the Wires 10 may be att-ached.r In this form of our invention, the tie Wires 14 are also twisted, as at 15, and have their ends 16 directed laterally. The longitudinal edges of the members 9 may be flanged laterally, as atr 27, if desired.

From the foregoing description taken in connection T.vith the accompanying drawing it vvill be readily obvious to skilled in the art to which an invent-ion of this character appertains that We provide a novel and improved device for use in construction of concrete buildings, which will permit the convenient laying of metal Wall and ceiling lathing at a minimum cost and which will be very durable in nature.

What We claim as our invention is:

1. A device of the character described, comprising a protecting member adapted to be embedded in the concrete of a building at the time of pouring, anchoring means carried by said member and including a laterally projecting part, additional anchoring means in the forni of an openingin said member into Which a tit of concrete forms, and means formedr in said protecting member and to which lat-hing may be securedby tie Wires passedl into the interior of the protecting member anu over and around said last mentioned means to be tied thereto.

2. A device of the character described, consisting of an inverted V-shaped member adapted to be placed in the form of a building prior to the pouring of the concrete, said member havingv a plurality of spaced apertures in its base Wall to provide intervening .vebs to which a tie for metal lathing may be secured.

3. A device of the character described, comprising an inverted V-shaped member adapted to be placedl in the form of a building prior-to the pouring of theconcrete, said member having a` plurality of spaced apertures in its base Wall to provide means to which tie for metal lathing may be secured, and means for anchoringsaid member in the concrete, including anchor Wires Wrapped about said member.

4L. A devicey of the character described, comprising an inverted V-shaped member adaptedto be placed in the form of a building prior to the pouring of the concrete, said member having a plurality of spaced apertures in its base Wall to provide means to which a tie for metal lathing may be secured, and means for anchoringsaid member in the concrete and including anchor Wires Wrapped about said member and apertures in the side Walls of said member in which tits of concrete form.

A device of the character described comprising an elongated, substantially troughshaped member, said member being provided with a base portion perforated at a plurality of points, means for anchoring the member in the concrete of' a building, and means enygageable inspaced perforations of said base portion for securing thereto metal lathing.

6. A device ofthe character described comprising a substantially triangular-shapedV protecting member adapted to be imbedded iso in the concrete of a building at the time of pouring, said member having a fiat base portion perforated at a plurality of points spaced longitudinally thereof, and a tie Wire passed through adjacent perforatons and extended from the flat base of said member for attachment to a. metal lathing.

In testimony whereof We aflix our signatures.

EMMET S. MILLER. RUSSELL W. STAMBAUGH. GEORGE W. MCKOWN. 

